Groton — Just one day after beginning an investigation into a person driving a non-emergency vehicle with flashing red and blue lights and a siren, town police made an arrest in the case. 

Carl E. Adams, 26, of 173 Route 12, Room 213, was charged Tuesday with impersonating a police officer, risk of injury to a minor, first-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, use of unauthorized colored lights, illegal use of a siren, failure to drive in the proper lane and improper passing.

Police said they began their investigation when an on-duty officer observed the vehicle, a green Honda CR-V, driving in and out of traffic at high speed.

The officer, police said, was not able to stop the vehicle at that time.

According to police, Adams allegedly operated in the same fashion in other towns and had a small child in the vehicle with him while driving recklessly on at least one occasion.

Adams was being held on a $20,000 bond.